Paediatric Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist (MBBS/MD/DM)
Dr. Deepika Yadav is a paediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist serving children across Delhi, with 7+ years of experience in child health and advanced specialist training in gut and liver disorders from ILBS, New Delhi. She cares for babies, children, and teenagers with problems of the stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas, from everyday concerns like constipation, abdominal pain, and feeding difficulties to complex liver diseases and care after liver transplant.
She completed her MBBS and MD in Paediatrics at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. She then earned her DM in Paediatric Hepatology from the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), one of India's leading liver centres. She also completed a clinical observership in Paediatric Gastroenterology at the Institute of Child Health (ICH), Chennai, gaining further experience in childhood inflammatory bowel disease, gut motility disorders and esophageal strictures.
She currently works as a Clinical Associate Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Dr. Yadav is dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based care to children from birth to 18 years with digestive and liver disorders. She is equally committed to advancing paediatric gastroenterology and Hepatology through clinical research and teaching future paediatricians.
Education and Training:
⇒ MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi (2012-2018)
⇒ Doctor of Medicine in Pediatrics (MD), Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi (2018-2021)
⇒ DM Pediatric Hepatology and Liver transplant ,Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi (2022-April 2025)
⇒ Senior Resident in Pediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital & MAMC, Delhi (2021-2022)
⇒ Clinical observership in Paediatric Gastroenterology at the Institute of Child Health (ICH), Chennai
⇒ Clinical Assistant in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Research and Recognition
Dr. Yadav is actively involved in research to improve outcomes for children with gut and liver disease. Her work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and Transplantation. She has presented at national and international conferences, including ESPGHAN and APDW.
Awards
⇒ Young Investigator Award at ESPGHAN 2026
⇒ CP Mittal Award and a Plenary Award at ISPGHANCON 2024
⇒ Travel Grant Award at APDW 2024 (Bali, Indonesia)
⇒ Plenary Award at ILBS Research Day
Memberships:
⇒ Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
⇒ Indian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN)
⇒ Liver Transplant Society of India (LTSI)
⇒ Indian Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL)
Research and Publications:
⇒ Yadav D, Benjamin J, Kumar R, Baweja S, Sood V, Lal BB, Khanna R, Alam S. Impact of structured exercise-based regimen on frailty in pediatric cirrhosis: A randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026 Aug 11. doi: 10.1002/jpn3.70529.
⇒ Yadav D, Sood V, Lal BB, et al. Frailty in children with chronic liver disease: prevalence and impact on outcomes. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025;81(4):922?932.
⇒ Yadav Deepika, Lal BB, Sood V, Khanna Rajeev, Alam S. Prognostication in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Using CHALF Score-“Perspective From the Opposite Shore”. Transplantation 108(4): p e64-e65, April 2024.
⇒ Das Samannay, Archana Rastogi, Neha Agarwal, Yadav Deepika, Lal BB, Sood V, Khanna Rajeev, Alam S. Clinico-pathological Spectrum of Immune Mediated Liver Damage in Hepatitis A Infection. J Viral Hepat. 2024.
⇒ Yadav D, Mantan M, Mahajan B. Comparison of Urinary Beta-2 Microglobulin Levels in Children with Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome and Calcineurin Inhibitor-Treated SRNS. Indian J Nephrol. 2024 Mar-Apr;34(2):149-154.
⇒ Abstract on “Acute hemodynamic response to oral carvedilol in children with clinically significant portal hypertension’’ published in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (32nd annual meeting INASL 2024)
⇒ INASL Modified Leipzig versus Leipzig Score: An Agreement for diagnosis in Wilson Disease” published in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (33rd annual meeting INASL 2025)
⇒ Infantile liver failure as the initial manifestation of SCYL1-related Calfan Syndrome: A case report and literature review. APGHN May 2026
⇒ Gastric Fundal Dieulafoy Lesion in a Child Presenting with Massive Hematemesis: Case Report. APGHN
⇒ Rare complications of acute necrotizing pancreatitis in children: A Case series and literature review, Annals of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology (APGH_26_7)
⇒ Faculty at the mid-term meeting ISPGHAN 2026, WESTCON PEDIPULSE 2026, CME in nutrition in pediatric neurology 2026.
